2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dishon McNary | CMU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Mekhi Blackmon | Colorado | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Patrick Surtain II | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Divine Deablo | Va Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 4 | C.J. Ceasar II | TCU | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | FR | CB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Mykael Wright | Oregon | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Timarcus Davis | Ariz St | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Chase Lucas | Ariz St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Sevyn Banks | Ohio State | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Brian Branch | Alabama | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Josh Jobe | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Jay Ward | LSU | SO | CB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Derrick Canteen | Ga South | FR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Brayden Matts | Coast Car | JR | S | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Thomas Harper | Okla St | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Cameron Mitchell | N'western | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Eli Ricks | LSU | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Collin Duncan | Miss St | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Christian Gonzalez | Colorado | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Zach Hannibal | La Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 30 | Ky'el Hemby | USM | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Yusuf Corker | Kentucky | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | A.J. Watts | Akron | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Willie Reid | CMU | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Trevon Moehrig | TCU | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Jamar Johnson | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Patrick Peek | New Mexico | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Richard Bowens III | CMU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Blaze Alldredge | Rice | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Andrew Bird | Rice | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Marcus Jones | Houston | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Woodi Washington | Oklahoma | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Armani Chatman | Va Tech | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Matt Hankins | Iowa | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Dominique Bradshaw | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | Justin Birdsong | Ga South | JR | CB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | JR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | DeShawn Gaddie | N Texas | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Brian Asamoah | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Alontae Taylor | Tennessee | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Keaton Ellis | Penn State | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Isaiah Pola-Mao | USC | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jabril Cox | LSU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Tony Grimes | N Carolina | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Joshuah Bledsoe | Missouri | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Cedrick Cunningham Jr. | Army | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Nehemiah Pritchett | Auburn | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Deontai Williams | Nebraska | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | A.J. Hampton | N'western | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Isaac Slade-Matautia | Oregon | JR | ILB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | JaTravis Broughton | Utah | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Malone Mataele | Utah | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Martin Emerson | Miss St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Shawn Preston Jr. | Miss St | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Te'Cory Couch | Miami (Fl) | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | D'Jordan Strong | Coast Car | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jalani Williams | Missouri | FR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Martez Manuel | Missouri | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Antonio Phillips | Ball State | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Brett Anderson II | Ball State | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Shaun Wade | Ohio State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Jaydon Hill | Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Faion Hicks | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Amechi Uzodinma II | Ball State | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Tre Webb | SJSU | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 89 | Jahmin Muse | BC | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Karon Prunty | Kansas | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Jason Pinnock | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Erick Hallett II | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Monty Montgomery | Louisville | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Hamsah Nasirildeen | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Gabe Jeudy-Lally | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Kenny Bennett | Maryland | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Camryn Bynum | California | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Camron Harrell | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Elery Alexander | Ark St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Marlon Character | Louisville | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |